"Lawyers are an enormous waste of money and in most circumstances a drain on society."
But you also say:
"No one, on this forum or otherwise, is in any position to evaluate whether or not someone else truly might need a lawyer. Every case tends to be full of nuance."
Why the absolute statement as well as the contradiction if in fact you believe that "No one, on this forum or otherwise, is in any position to evaluate whether or not someone else truly might need a lawyer."
